The Man Who Talked With God

THE MAN· WHO
.. For forty years I was perhaps the world's number one failure
and then one day I talked with God. There came into my life a
spiritual Power so dynamic that all _other powers and forces faded
into insignificance beside it. You may have this power if you want
it. It can do for you perhaps more than it did for me.'' These are
the words of Dr. Frank B. Robinson, whose amazing career bas
transformed him from a part-time drug clerk in a small town in
Idaho 1nto the head of the fastest-growing religious group in the
world.
Dr. Robinson heads a religious non-profit corporation, called
"Psychiana", that in a comparatively short time numbers over a
million disciples all over the world. All of his followers have be~n
converted by mail. As a result of the success of Dr. Robinson's
work, his litlle hometown, Moscow, Idaho, has been converted
into a thriving little town with a first class Post Office.
Fourteen years ago, Dr. Robinson, feeling himself defeated by
' tife and finding no comfort in the religion to which he was born,
prayed to God for guidance. He claims that he talked directly
with God, receiving a Power which thereafter enabled him to
obtain every happiness and every worldly benefit he desired. As
Dr. Robinson puts it: "A Spiritual Power which man can use to
bring him whatever material things are necessary." Dr. Robinson
believes that there is a law which he calls God Law and which
governs man's actions, just as there is a physical law governing
the action of electricity or gravity.
Whatever the uninitiate may think-agree with him or not-Dr.
Robinson is now the head of a worldwide, enthusiastic and rapidly
growing sect: and individual memb__ers are busy spreading his fame
to all the corners of the earth.
His followers come from all walks of life and thousands write
in to tell him that he has shown them how to obtain the power
to cope with the problems of life.
Starting fourteen years ago in a cubby-hole office which he
rented for five . dollars a month, Dr. Robinson maintained him­self
and his family by working io a drug store. Then he wrote his
course and borrowed five hundred dollars for advertising. The
first bit of advertising copy cost him four hundred dollars and
brought in response twenty-three thousand dollars worth of orders
for Psychiana teaching.
Dr. Robinson has been accused, of course, of running a big
business-a mighty big business at that- but he points out that
Psychiana is not only non-profit, but shows a deficit every year.
Boiled down, Dr. Robinson's idea of a personal God is that if
God can give rewards in the hereafter, he can give them here on
earth; and the Doctor can point to his lovely home, his two auto­mobiles,
his organ (which he can play although he never took a
lesson ), his own newspaper, and his other real estate holdings as
tangible proof of the efficacy of his new religion.
Dr. Robinson's postage bill runs to thirty-five thousand dollars
a year and he employs eighty-seven people. Envelopes are bought
in five-million lots and paper by the ton. In less than one year he
mailed over seventy-five million pieces of advertising matter.
In order to get out his constant flow of mail, Dr. Robinson is
kept busy dictating early and late, either to his secretaries in
person or to the ediphone machine which he has in his office.
He makes it his business to get a:-ound to all civic affairs and
to take an active interest in them. Dr. Robinson's wife is the
daughter of an Oregon Circuit Court judge and has been married
to the Doctor for twenty-three years. She has always been very
active in church work and has assisted her husband in every way.
-TALKED WITH GOD
Dr. Robinson is shown above on the stage of the Philharmonic
Auditorium in Los Angeles with his assistant, Earnest Holmes. Thir­ty-
five hundred people filled the auditorium to hear the Doctor and
as many were turned away. This picture, taken 15 minutes before
speaking time, shows the ground floor already practically filled to
capacity.
Below, left, is Dr. Robinson's beautiful home with one of his cars
in the driveway. His home and his cars are convincing proof to
his followers that his Psychiana has something on the ball.
Hts growing fame has brought him into contact wtth many notables
in public life. Below, right, he is shown with former District Attorney
of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, and~ mutual friend. The Doctor
also knows President Roosevelt personally and has been in Washing-
'
ten several times, where he has done wark for the Government for
which he has personally received the President's thanks.
In Idaho there is a large park and a lake named after Dr. Robm­son,
which he donated to the state to be made into a State Park. He
owns the Professional Building, Moscow's largest and most modern
office building, which he built. It is tenanted by doctors and lawyers.
He also built his own printing plant, and in it he turns out his news­paper
and his literature.
He has two studios and keeps three secretaries busy aU day. The
machine he is leaning on in the lower left hand comer of the op­posite
page tests his radio recordings before they are released for
broadcast on stations all over the land. He-makes many radio broad
casts and personal appearances.
Dr. Robinson with former
District Attorney of New
York, Thomas E. Dewey, and
a mutual friend.

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THE MAN· WHO
.. For forty years I was perhaps the world's number one failure
and then one day I talked with God. There came into my life a
spiritual Power so dynamic that all _other powers and forces faded
into insignificance beside it. You may have this power if you want
it. It can do for you perhaps more than it did for me.'' These are
the words of Dr. Frank B. Robinson, whose amazing career bas
transformed him from a part-time drug clerk in a small town in
Idaho 1nto the head of the fastest-growing religious group in the
world.
Dr. Robinson heads a religious non-profit corporation, called
"Psychiana", that in a comparatively short time numbers over a
million disciples all over the world. All of his followers have be~n
converted by mail. As a result of the success of Dr. Robinson's
work, his litlle hometown, Moscow, Idaho, has been converted
into a thriving little town with a first class Post Office.
Fourteen years ago, Dr. Robinson, feeling himself defeated by
' tife and finding no comfort in the religion to which he was born,
prayed to God for guidance. He claims that he talked directly
with God, receiving a Power which thereafter enabled him to
obtain every happiness and every worldly benefit he desired. As
Dr. Robinson puts it: "A Spiritual Power which man can use to
bring him whatever material things are necessary." Dr. Robinson
believes that there is a law which he calls God Law and which
governs man's actions, just as there is a physical law governing
the action of electricity or gravity.
Whatever the uninitiate may think-agree with him or not-Dr.
Robinson is now the head of a worldwide, enthusiastic and rapidly
growing sect: and individual memb__ers are busy spreading his fame
to all the corners of the earth.
His followers come from all walks of life and thousands write
in to tell him that he has shown them how to obtain the power
to cope with the problems of life.
Starting fourteen years ago in a cubby-hole office which he
rented for five . dollars a month, Dr. Robinson maintained him­self
and his family by working io a drug store. Then he wrote his
course and borrowed five hundred dollars for advertising. The
first bit of advertising copy cost him four hundred dollars and
brought in response twenty-three thousand dollars worth of orders
for Psychiana teaching.
Dr. Robinson has been accused, of course, of running a big
business-a mighty big business at that- but he points out that
Psychiana is not only non-profit, but shows a deficit every year.
Boiled down, Dr. Robinson's idea of a personal God is that if
God can give rewards in the hereafter, he can give them here on
earth; and the Doctor can point to his lovely home, his two auto­mobiles,
his organ (which he can play although he never took a
lesson ), his own newspaper, and his other real estate holdings as
tangible proof of the efficacy of his new religion.
Dr. Robinson's postage bill runs to thirty-five thousand dollars
a year and he employs eighty-seven people. Envelopes are bought
in five-million lots and paper by the ton. In less than one year he
mailed over seventy-five million pieces of advertising matter.
In order to get out his constant flow of mail, Dr. Robinson is
kept busy dictating early and late, either to his secretaries in
person or to the ediphone machine which he has in his office.
He makes it his business to get a:-ound to all civic affairs and
to take an active interest in them. Dr. Robinson's wife is the
daughter of an Oregon Circuit Court judge and has been married
to the Doctor for twenty-three years. She has always been very
active in church work and has assisted her husband in every way.
-TALKED WITH GOD
Dr. Robinson is shown above on the stage of the Philharmonic
Auditorium in Los Angeles with his assistant, Earnest Holmes. Thir­ty-
five hundred people filled the auditorium to hear the Doctor and
as many were turned away. This picture, taken 15 minutes before
speaking time, shows the ground floor already practically filled to
capacity.
Below, left, is Dr. Robinson's beautiful home with one of his cars
in the driveway. His home and his cars are convincing proof to
his followers that his Psychiana has something on the ball.
Hts growing fame has brought him into contact wtth many notables
in public life. Below, right, he is shown with former District Attorney
of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, and~ mutual friend. The Doctor
also knows President Roosevelt personally and has been in Washing-
'
ten several times, where he has done wark for the Government for
which he has personally received the President's thanks.
In Idaho there is a large park and a lake named after Dr. Robm­son,
which he donated to the state to be made into a State Park. He
owns the Professional Building, Moscow's largest and most modern
office building, which he built. It is tenanted by doctors and lawyers.
He also built his own printing plant, and in it he turns out his news­paper
and his literature.
He has two studios and keeps three secretaries busy aU day. The
machine he is leaning on in the lower left hand comer of the op­posite
page tests his radio recordings before they are released for
broadcast on stations all over the land. He-makes many radio broad
casts and personal appearances.
Dr. Robinson with former
District Attorney of New
York, Thomas E. Dewey, and
a mutual friend.